Tradition 35 of 35
Ancient religions, animism, and ritual
Ancient and traditional religious systems, animist and polytheist belief, deities, sacred rites, mystery cults, and historical ritual practices that contextualize magical and esoteric traditions.
Membership means relevance, not endorsement.
- Books
- 14,367
- Earliest
- 1100
- to 2026
- Read free
- 44%
- 6,362 with public full text
- With covers
- 49%
How books qualify
- Query + metadata match4,877
- Metadata match260
- Query match9,225
- Source classification (retained through merging)5
Every placement records its evidence — the controlled subject queries that found the book at its sources and the bibliographic metadata retained through merging. Each book page shows its own. How the rationale system works.
Key subjects
- God2.1K
- Animals1.9K
- Early works to 18001.8K
- Juvenile fiction907
- Rites and ceremonies891
- History810
- Juvenile literature779
- Providence and government of God752
- Sermons669
- Funeral rites and ceremonies624
- Conduct of life615
- Religion557
- Bible479
- Children471
- Animal welfare462
- Christianity424
- animal magnetism417
- Children's stories380
- Fiction360
- Christian life357
- Natural history339
- Attributes334
- Zoology321
- Cult314
Top languages
- English7,932 · 55%
- German1,498 · 10%
- French1,335 · 9%
- Latin1,255 · 9%
- Italian437 · 3%
Notable authors
All authors- Harrison Weir40 in this tradition46 books
- Religious Tract Society32 in this tradition66 books
- France. Convention nationale31 books
- Augustine of Hippo26 in this tradition46 books
- Madeline Leslie25 in this tradition26 books
- Samuel G. Goodrich24 in this tradition34 books
- Franz Anton Mesmer23 in this tradition49 books
- Catholic Church22 in this tradition50 books
- Maximillien De Lafayette22 in this tradition24 books
- Martin Luther21 in this tradition129 books
- François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon21 in this tradition49 books
- Emanuel Swedenborg20 in this tradition84 books
14,367 books
- Read free
Animal biography, or, Authentic anecdotes of the lives, manners, and economy, of the animal creation
William Bingley
1804
- Read free
Animal biography; or, authentic anecdotes of the lives, manners, and economy, of the animal creation, arranged according to the system of Linnaeus
William Bingley
1803
- Read free
Animal coloration
Frank E. Beddard
1892
- Read free
Animal coloration : an account of the principal facts and theories relating to the colours and markings of animals
Frank E. Beddard
1892
- Read free
Animal intelligence
Edward L. Thorndike
1898
- Read free
Animal life and intelligence
Conway Lloyd Morgan
1890
- Read free
Animal life on the shores of the Clyde and Firth
John Robertson
1893
- Read free
Animal locomotion
University of Pennsylvania
1888
- Read free
Animal locomotion
James Bell Pettigrew
1873
- Read free
Animal locomotion or walking, swimming, and flying
James Bell Pettigrew
1873
- Read free
Animal magnetism, and homoeopathy : with notes illustrative of the influence of the mind on the body
Edwin Lee
1843
- Read free
Animal mechanics
Charles Sir Bell, Charles Bell
1829
- Read free
Animal physiology
William Benjamin Carpenter
1844
- Read free
Animal products
Simmonds P. L
1877
- Read free
Animal products
Peter Lund Simmonds
1877
- Read free
Animals and their masters
Arthur Helps
1875
- Read free
Animals at work and play
C. J. Cornish
1896
- Read free
Animals desired for the National Zoological Park at Washington, D.C., United States of America
Smithsonian Institution
1899
- Read free
Animals in menageries
William Swainson
1838
- Read free
Animals of to-day, their life and conversation
C. J. Cornish
1898
- Read free
Animals' rights : considered in relation to social progress
Henry Stephens Salt
1892
- Read free
Animate creation
J. G. Wood
1898
- Read free
Annals of nature, or, Annual synopsis of new genera and species of animals, plants, &c. discovered in North America
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque
1820
- Read free
Annual General Meeting, 17th November, 1899, report of Council, 1899, Dr. Pavy's (honorary treasurer) report, 1899, list of members
Association for the Advancement of Medicine by Research
1899